Smashing Pumpkins
– Today tab ver. 2

Subject: TAB: Today by Smashing PumpkinsFrom: cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edutoday -- by Smashing Pumpkins-----Transcribed by Chris Carman (cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu)To play this song, first detune your low E string to a low D,then capo on the first fret (or don't capo and play it a halfstep lower than on the album, or add 1 to each fret number andplay it without the capo in the same key = Eb)intro/theme riff

---10----12----10----14p10------ play this cutesy little riff------10----10----10-------10--- 4x solo, then 8x with band-------------------------------- behind playing these dist.-------------------------------- power chords:----------------------------------------------------------------

(you get the idea-The lead part is as follows:repeat six times then do: vib.--------------------- --------------------7-------------7-----7h8p7---- ------7-------7ph8-----7------7-7---7-7-------7-- --7-7---7-7-7------------7----------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------

Then play this on cleanish guitar, 3x, sliding up to the 9th fretchord on the fourth time: 4th time------2-2-2------5-5-5--------3-----------3------- -2-5-7-------3-3-3------5-5-5--------3-----------3------- -3-5-7-------2-2-2------6-6-6--------4-----4-----4------- -2-6-8---0-0---0-0/-7-7---7-7\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-- -0-7-9---0-0---0-0/-7-7---7-7\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-- -0-7-9---0-0---0-0/-7-7---7-7\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-- -0-7-9-

kick the distortion back on and play this progression under "Iwant to turn you on.. etc" a total of 3 times, then play the nextprogression once going back into the cleanish chords:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The lead part over the above chords is really simple, play it onthe first and third times, over the C (9th fret) chord: slow bend w/vib----------------------5b7-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Now play the whole cleanish-chord section as above, with thislead part above it (clean guitar-:

Now, for the part under "today is, today is...", play thisprogression twice, then the two that follow it:

play this twice-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0/-7-7-7-7\-0-0-0-0/-5-5-5-5\----0-0-0-0/-7-7-7-7\-0-0-0-0/-5-5-5-5\----0-0-0-0/-7-7-7-7\-0-0-0-0/-5-5-5-5\--

The lead part for this is very similar to the full-band leadbefore the first verse.Play this progression under "I want to turn you on..." just asbefore, repeat the first line 3x and then play the last one intothe outro.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The lead parts in the outro are the clean cutesy riff, thehammer-on 7th fret riff, and this: vib sustain------------------------------------------14p10--------------------------------------------------10---------10------------11---------11h12p11----11----11h12-----------------------------14-12------------12----12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Then end with this chord: trem bend down-----------------0\---0\---0\-

Lyrics to Today:Today is the greatest day I've ever knownCan't live for tomorrow, tomorrow's much too longI'll burn my eyes out, before I get outI wanted moreThan I could ever grantBored by the choreOf saving faceToday is the greatest day I've ever knownCan't wait for tomorrow, I might not have that longI'll tear my heart out, before I get outPink ribbon scars that never forgetI've tried so hard to cleanse these regretsMy angel wings were bruised and restrainedMy belly stingsToday is, today is,Today is the greatestDay...I want to turn you on, I want to turn you on,I want to turn you on, I want to turn youToday is the greatestToday is the greatest.... dayToday is the greatest.... dayI have ever really known